The image below is put together from
a detailed Ordnance
Survey maps made in 1901.
It gives us a picture of the community around the end of Queen Victoria's
reign, and we can see that there have not
been manychanges in the area.

The
school which was marked on the map
in 1842 is still in operation. By the end of Queen Victoria's reign every
child attended the local school and had an education.(See the section onSchool
lifeto find out more).

The
canal branch to Guilsfield was still
open at this time, but traffic on it had fallen considerably since the local
railway had opened.
Most goods were carried on the railway and then distributed around the area
by cart. The Guilsfield wharf was still
open though, and no doubt the bargemen had a well earned drink at the
Navigation Inn after unloading.